Sign up today to receive the latest RPA news and events.

Search form

Main menu

Rezoning Train Stations, VA Report, Casinos – Thursday’s Roundup

November 16, 2017

One of Atlantic County’s most criminally untapped resources is its train line connection to Philadelphia. (Of course, part of the reason it’s criminally untapped is because years of under-investment have rendered the train service infrequent and slow.) Now a new report published Tuesday by the Regional Plan Association says that local zoning that prohibits multifamily development outside train stations is a major obstacle to expanding transit-oriented development, particularly in New Jersey. Can you imagine faster, more frequent trains to Philly plus – say – apartments over The Walk development in Atlantic City? Or near the Absecon train station? Read more about the regional report via NJSpotlight here.